Issue 163 Table of Contents

A Broadway Producer and the Boothbay 33
The story behind the Boothbay 33 and its Broadway theater connections.

A nor’easter & plastics made of fish
New owners for an old schooner, voice-controlled boats, and news, news, news

A One-Horse Town?
Eve Murray takes stock of the horses of Matinicus.

Bohndell Sails
A new generation keeps a sailmaking business in the family and moving forward.

David Graeme Baker
David Graeme Baker’s art explores the angst of youth.

Esposito’s Welding and Fabrication
Crafting metalwork for commercial and recreational boats.

Express Lane to Heaven
The story behind the first catspaw dinghy.

Letters to the Editor - Issue 163
The importance of the square root, engine advances, and pronouns

LM46: Easy Sailing, Modern Looks for Next-Gen Sailors
The Lyman-Morse 46 is a cutting-edge yet simple, relatively affordable, and easy-to-sail boat that will appeal to busy people who want a boat with soul.

Maine’s oldest known ship “photo”
An 1849 daguerreotype of the ship Tempest.

Scallop Research
Scallop research project featured an unusual partnership between scientists and fishermen.

Swiper and Azzy
Two water-loving dogs: Swiper and Azzy

The joy of the first spring boat ride
Signs of spring: seed catalogs and the first boat ride

The Maine I Love — Tricia Ladd

The Strange Tale of Outer Baldonia
Avid sport fisherman Russell Arundel turned a tiny island off the coast of Nova Scotia into its own nation. What began as a lark ended up making headlines.

Welcome Downeast — Issue 163
Foxes pounce, baby chicks hatch, everything turns toward spring

Wood is the Word
At John’s Bay Boat, wood is the word.

York
York is filled with historic as well as natural treasures.